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Charge-transfer induced by Pb-doping and annealing in Bi-2212 phase superconductor

, , , and . Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 13 (22): 5195 (2001)
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/13/22/313

Abstract

A systematic study of Pb-doping and annealing effects in vacuum (2×10 -3 Pa) on T c and the microstructure of Bi 2- x Pb x Sr 2 CaCu 2 O δ compounds has been carried out. It is found that the structure belongs to the Bi-2212 phase. The c - and b -axes almost keep unchanged while Bi is replaced by Pb. With increasing annealing temperature, c - and b -axis parameters monotonically increase while the a -axis parameter is unchanged. The modulated period becomes longer and finally disappears with increasing Pb content and annealing temperature. Meanwhile, the distortion of CuO 2 planes becomes serious. There is an optimum T c with increasing annealing temperature, which reveals that the carrier concentration p changes from overdoped to underdoped. It is suggested that the differences of both the valences and the ionic sizes of Pb 2+ and Bi 3+ cause the reduction of extra oxygen, resulting in the increasing positive charge in the BiO double planes. The distortion of CuO 2 planes is partially caused by the increase of positive charge in BiO double planes. A charge-transfer between the carrier reservoir (BiO-SrO) and the conducting CuO 2 plane is induced by Pb-doping and annealing in vacuum. Both the distortion of CuO 2 planes and the charge-transfer control the carrier concentration and carrier distribution in CuO 2 planes, which is related to the superconductivity of the Pb-doped Bi-2212 phase.

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